Main gate to the HM Prison Wormwood
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Gap-year scheme is ‘first step towards conscription’
FAMILY and prison campaigners demand changes after an inquest found that an inmate who died at HMP Wormwood Scrubs had been failed by prison and health staff.
A jury at West London Coroner’s Court concluded that fear and confusion generated by Covid-19, inadequate care from prison staff and a lack of liaison between the prison and hospital all contributed to Luke Clark’s death on April 7 2020.
The 38-year-old was found dead in his cell in the Covid-19 wing of the prison less than 24 hours after arriving from St Bernard’s Hospital, Ealing, where he had undergone a mental health assessment.
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
